On Saturday I had the privilege of attending a Korean wedding.
Before the ceremony we could go upstairs and see the bride, who'd been all decked out and positioned on a fancy couch for photo-taking since 9 a.m. that morning. She was stunning, and the whole scene looked like it belonged on the cover of Vogue Magazine or something. The elegance was just incredible.
After taking pictures with the bride we went to a huge buffet with a shockingly vast spread. The food was delicious. The banquet hall seemed to be full of many parties, though, not just those related to our coworker's wedding.
Apparently in Korea many wedding halls are referred to as “wedding factories,” because Korean wedding ceremonies only take about thirty minutes and one couple goes after another promptly like in a factory line.
The wedding was absolutely beautiful, but because of the setting, many people were milling about and talking just beyond the chairs and there seemed to be no reverence for and little focus on the event that was occurring.
Apparently after the ceremony that we saw, there is a private ceremony for the families in which the bride wears her hanbok and bows to her new husband's parents.
We didn't get to see that, though, so here are photos from the part we saw:
Before the ceremony we could go upstairs and see the bride, who'd been all decked out and positioned on a fancy couch for photo-taking since 9 a.m. that morning. She was stunning, and the whole scene looked like it belonged on the cover of Vogue Magazine or something. The elegance was just incredible.
After taking pictures with the bride we went to a huge buffet with a shockingly vast spread. The food was delicious. The banquet hall seemed to be full of many parties, though, not just those related to our coworker's wedding.
Apparently in Korea many wedding halls are referred to as “wedding factories,” because Korean wedding ceremonies only take about thirty minutes and one couple goes after another promptly like in a factory line.
The wedding was absolutely beautiful, but because of the setting, many people were milling about and talking just beyond the chairs and there seemed to be no reverence for and little focus on the event that was occurring.
Apparently after the ceremony that we saw, there is a private ceremony for the families in which the bride wears her hanbok and bows to her new husband's parents.
We didn't get to see that, though, so here are photos from the part we saw:
